Pelecanus tirarensis
| Pelecanus tirarensis Temporal range: Late Oligocene to Middle Miocene | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Pelecaniformes |
| Family: | Pelecanidae |
| Genus: | Pelecanus |
| Species: | P. tirarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelecanus tirarensis Miller, 1966[1] | |
Pelecanus tirarensis is a fossil pelican described from several fragmentary tarsometatarsi from Late Oligocene to Middle Miocene deposits in the Namba Formation of Lake Pinpa in the Lake Eyre Basin of north-eastern South Australia.[2][3][4]
References
- ↑ Miller, A.H. (1966). "The fossil pelicans of Australia". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 14: 181–190.
- ↑ Olson, Storrs L. (1985). The fossil record of birds, Chapter 2 of "Avian Biology", vol.VIII, eds: Donald S. Farner, James R. King, & Kenneth C. Parkes. Academic Press. p. 202. ISBN 0-12-249408-3.
- ↑ Rich, P.V.; & van Tets, J. (1981). "The fossil pelicans of Australia". Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 18 (12): 235–264.
- ↑ Fitzgerald, Erich M. G. (2004). "A review of the Tertiary fossil Cetacea (Mammalia) localities in Australia" (PDF). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 61 (2): 183–208.
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